How to do filework

[TeeDee]

Hats off to you Geoff ,i think that is probably , no, strike that . THAT IS the best tutorial i have ever seen on anything bushcraft related.

Thank you for taking the time to do that for the benefit of the forum.

Brilliant work .!!!!

[robbi]

hear hear !

[Stabber]

Looks great Geoff!! Thanks for sharin the pics!!

[keen-edge]

awsome work going to give that a try can i ask when you start the other side do you start at the scribe you ignored on the first side ?thanks phil

[FGYT]

Originally Posted by a6cjn

Excellent tutorial Geoff and the last pic really shows the high standard that can be achieved.
A couple of things I do which might help,
I started with a permanent marker but I found engineers layout fluid (or engineer's blue as I call it) better.
For marking out, I use a vernier but I also have some strips of steel, at 3,4,5 and 6mm wide which I find a little easier for marking out my spacings.
I'm sure this tutorial will be a great help to folk Geoff, well done mate.

Chris

i also have vernier and a vernier hight guage for mark out i use a granite floor tile as a surface plate
you can make scribe blocks out of scrap 01 to give vaious hights to mark edge center lines and ie grind a chisel edge on a bit of 4mm and harden you have a 4mm hight scribe etc you can even grind both edges to give various hights
I mostly use them to mark taper lines to grind to on tangs and blades
but saves having a vernier etc

supurb how to BTW with proper detail and tips etc

ATB

Duncan

[keen-edge]

had a go what you think i need some better tools

[Bernie Garland]

Looking good

Bernie

[keen-edge]

Originally Posted by Bernie Garland

Looking good

Bernie

i give it me best shot

[Geoff bos]

Originally Posted by keen-edge

had a go what you think i need some better tools

That looks great for a first attempt phil
I dont file on the first line phil, i always leave a gap between the handle and the filework, but its up to you, if theres room, go for it its great to see someone having a go, not that difficult is it

Geoff.

[keen-edge]

Originally Posted by Geoff bos

That looks great for a first attempt phil
I dont file on the first line phil, i always leave a gap between the handle and the filework, but its up to you, if theres room, go for it its great to see someone having a go, not that difficult is it

Geoff.

thanks geoff but looking at yours i have a long way to go yet to reach anything like yours m8 i need to get a few more files then i will give it another go thanks for the info buddy